# CVE-2015-6306: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.1(8) on OS X and Linux does not verify pathnames before installation actions, which allows local u

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2015-09-25 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.1(8) on OS X and Linux does not verify pathnames before installation actions, which allows local users to obtain root privileges via a crafted installation file, aka Bug ID CSCuv11947.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033656
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536534/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38303/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133685/Cisco-AnyConnect-DMG-Install-Script-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/86
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41135
- https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150701/cisco_anyconnect_elevation_%20of_privileges_via_dmg_install_script.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38303

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